Removed interactive mode (is default now), moved some code to checkpw.h and many fixes.

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Johannes Findeisen 2025-01-01 06:23:03 +01:00
commit 82aced57b6
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Copyright 2024 Johannes Findeisen <you@hanez.org>
Copyright 2024 Johannes Findeisen
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

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install:
cp ./checkpw /usr/bin/
cp ./checkpw.h /usr/include/
uninstall:
rm -f /usr/bin/checkpw
rm -f /usr/include/checkpw.h

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@ -4,84 +4,96 @@ checkpw is a program that checks the validity of a users password on a UNIX/PAM-
Currently only tested on Linux, but it should work on the [AIX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_AIX), [DragonFly BSD](https://www.dragonflybsd.org/), [FreeBSD](https://www.freebsd.org/), [HP-UX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP-UX), [Linux](https://kernel.org/), [macOS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS), [NetBSD](https://netbsd.org/) and [Solaris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_Solaris) operating system too.
## The idea behind:
## The idea
I needed a program to verify passwords of users on Linux based systems using PAM.
I needed a program to verify passwords of users on Linux/UNIX systems using PAM that just return 0 on success and 1 on error.
Exactly a program like this... not more!
## Installation:
**WARNING:** Install this software with care. checkpw could easily be used for bruteforcing passwords from local users!
## Building checkpw
```
git clone https://git.xw3.org/xw3/checkpw.git
cd checkpw
make
sudo make install
```
The code only supports verifying passwords for user id 1000 by default. Look a the code for some compile time options!
The code only supports verifying passwords for user id 1000 by default. Look at the file checkpw.h for some compile time options!
### Manual installation:
### Custom build example
Set MAX_UID and MIN_UID in the code or you can compile checkpw without editing the code using the following command and install it manually:
Set MAX_UID and MIN_UID at compile time:
```
gcc -Wall -DMAX_UID=1000 -DMIN_UID=1000 -o checkpw checkpw.c -lpam -lpam_misc
sudo cp ./checkpw /usr/bin/
```
## Uninstall:
## Installation
**WARNING:** Install this software with care. checkpw could easily be used for bruteforcing passwords from local users!
```
sudo make install
```
checkpw is installed to /usr/bin/.
checkpw.h is installed to /usr/include/ for use in other applications.
## Uninstall
```
sudo make uninstall
```
## Usage:
## Usage
```
checkpw -h
Usage: checkpw [-u <username>] [-p <password>] [-i] [-v] [-h]
Usage: checkpw [-u <username>] [-p <password>] [-v] [-V] [-h]
Options:
-u <username> Specify username.
-p <password> Specify password.
-i Enable interactive mode to prompt for missing username/password.
-v Enable verbose mode.
-V Show program version.
-V Print program version.
-h Show this help.
```
Returns 0 on success, 1 otherwise.
### Examples:
#### Interactive mode:
You can also use checkpw even without installing by just running the following command:
```
checkpw -i
./checkpk
```
#### Interactive mode only asking for a password:
checkpw returns 0 on success, 1 otherwise.
### Examples
#### Interactive mode asking for a username and a password
```
checkpw -u hanez -i
checkpw
```
#### None interactive mode with username and password provided as arguments to checkpw:
#### Interactive mode only asking for a password
```
checkpw -u hanez
```
#### None interactive mode with username and password provided as arguments to checkpw
```
checkpw -u hanez -p password
```
#### Request the result from the above commands:
#### Request the result from the above commands
```
echo $?
```
## Links:
## Links
- [https://cr.yp.to/checkpwd.html](https://cr.yp.to/checkpwd.html)
- [https://pamtester.sourceforge.net/](https://pamtester.sourceforge.net/)

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/**
* checkpw is a program that checks the validity of a users password on a
* Linux/PAM-based system.
* UNIX/PAM-based system.
*
* Author: Johannes Findeisen <you@hanez.org> - 2024
* License: MIT (see LICENSE)
* License: Apache-2.0 (see LICENSE)
*/
#include <pwd.h> // For struct passwd and getpwnam
#include <security/pam_appl.h>
#include <security/pam_misc.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <termios.h> // For terminal input settings
#include <unistd.h> // For getopt and access to user info
#include <termios.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#define MAX_USERNAME_LEN 32
#define MAX_PASSWORD_LEN 256
#ifndef MAX_UID
#define MAX_UID 1000
#endif
#ifndef MIN_UID
#define MIN_UID 1000
#endif
#define VERSION 1_0_3
// Custom data structure to hold user-entered password
struct pam_credentials
{
const char *password;
};
// PAM conversation function to supply the password
int pam_conversation(int num_msg, const struct pam_message **msg,
struct pam_response **resp, void *appdata_ptr)
{
struct pam_response *response = NULL;
struct pam_credentials *credentials = (struct pam_credentials *)appdata_ptr;
int i;
response = (struct pam_response *)malloc(sizeof(struct pam_response) * num_msg);
if (response == NULL)
return PAM_CONV_ERR;
for (i = 0; i < num_msg; i++) {
switch (msg[i]->msg_style) {
case PAM_PROMPT_ECHO_ON:
case PAM_PROMPT_ECHO_OFF:
response[i].resp = strdup(credentials->password);
response[i].resp_retcode = 0;
break;
default:
free(response);
return PAM_CONV_ERR;
}
}
*resp = response;
return PAM_SUCCESS;
}
int authenticate(const char *username, const char *password, int verbose)
{
int retval;
pam_handle_t *pamh = NULL;
struct pam_credentials credentials = { password };
struct pam_conv conv = { pam_conversation, &credentials };
if (verbose)
printf("Starting PAM authentication for user '%s'.\n", username);
retval = pam_start("login", username, &conv, &pamh);
if (retval == PAM_SUCCESS) {
if (verbose)
printf("PAM authentication initialized.\n");
retval = pam_authenticate(pamh, 0); // Attempt to authenticate
} else {
if (verbose)
printf("pam_start failed: %s\n", pam_strerror(pamh, retval));
}
if (retval == PAM_SUCCESS) {
if (verbose)
printf("User '%s' authenticated successfully.\n", username);
retval = pam_acct_mgmt(pamh, 0); // Check account validity
if (retval != PAM_SUCCESS && verbose)
printf("pam_acct_mgmt failed: %s\n", pam_strerror(pamh, retval));
} else {
if (verbose)
printf("pam_authenticate failed: %s\n", pam_strerror(pamh, retval));
}
if (pam_end(pamh, retval) != PAM_SUCCESS) {
pamh = NULL;
fprintf(stderr, "Failed to release PAM authenticator\n");
exit(1);
}
if (retval != PAM_SUCCESS && verbose) {
printf("Authentication failed for user '%s'.\n", username);
}
return (retval == PAM_SUCCESS ? 0 : 1); // 0 for success, 1 for failure
}
#include "checkpw.h"
// Function to prompt user for input, optionally hiding input
void prompt_for_input(char *buffer, size_t size, const char *prompt,
int hide_input)
bool hide_input)
{
printf("%s", prompt);
fflush(stdout);
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void print_usage(const char *prog_name)
{
fprintf(stderr, "\n");
fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [-u <username>] [-p <password>] [-i] [-v] [-h]\n", prog_name);
fprintf(stderr, "\n");
fprintf(stderr, "Options:\n");
fprintf(stderr, " -u <username> Specify username.\n");
fprintf(stderr, " -p <password> Specify password.\n");
fprintf(stderr, " -i Enable interactive mode to prompt for missing username/password.\n");
fprintf(stderr, " -v Enable verbose mode.\n");
fprintf(stderr, " -V Show program version.\n");
fprintf(stderr, " -h Show this help.\n");
fprintf(stderr, "\n");
printf("\n");
printf("Usage: %s [-u <username>] [-p <password>] [-v] [-V] [-h]\n",
prog_name);
printf("\n");
printf("Options:\n");
printf(" -u <username> Set username (if not set, the program asks for it).\n");
printf(" -p <password> Set password (if not set, the program asks for it).\n");
printf(" -v Enable verbose mode.\n");
printf(" -V Print program version.\n");
printf(" -h Show this help.\n");
printf("\n");
}
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
bool interactive = false;
bool verbose = false;
bool version = false;
char username[MAX_USERNAME_LEN] = {0};
char password[MAX_PASSWORD_LEN] = {0};
char username[MAX_USERNAME_LEN] = {0};
int opt;
// Parse command-line arguments
while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "u:p:hivV")) != -1) {
while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "u:p:hvV")) != -1) {
switch (opt) {
case 'u':
if (strlen(optarg) >= MAX_USERNAME_LEN) {
fprintf(stderr, "Error: Username is too long (maximum %d characters).\n", MAX_USERNAME_LEN);
fprintf(stderr, "Error: Username is too long (maximum %d characters).\n",
MAX_USERNAME_LEN);
exit(1);
}
strncpy(username, optarg, MAX_USERNAME_LEN - 1);
break;
case 'p':
if (strlen(optarg) >= MAX_PASSWORD_LEN) {
fprintf(stderr, "Error: Password is too long (maximum %d characters).\n", MAX_PASSWORD_LEN);
fprintf(stderr, "Error: Password is too long (maximum %d characters).\n",
MAX_PASSWORD_LEN);
exit(1);
}
strncpy(password, optarg, MAX_PASSWORD_LEN - 1);
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case 'h':
print_usage(argv[0]);
exit(0);
case 'i':
interactive = true;
break;
case 'v':
verbose = true;
break;
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version = true;
break;
default:
print_usage(argv[0]);
exit(1);
break;
}
}
if (version) {
printf("1.0.3\n");
printf("%s\n", VERSION);
exit(0);
}
// If interactive mode is enabled, prompt for missing username and/or password
if (interactive) {
if (username[0] == '\0') {
prompt_for_input(username, sizeof(username), "Username: ", 0);
if (strlen(username) == 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "Error: Username cannot be empty.\n");
exit(1);
}
if (username[0] == '\0') {
prompt_for_input(username, sizeof(username), "Username: ", false);
if (strlen(username) == 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "Error: Username cannot be empty.\n");
exit(1);
}
}
if (password[0] == '\0') {
prompt_for_input(password, sizeof(password), "Password: ", 1);
if (strlen(password) == 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "Error: Password cannot be empty.\n");
exit(1);
}
}
} else {
// If not in interactive mode, ensure username and password are provided
if (username[0] == '\0' || password[0] == '\0') {
fprintf(stderr, "Error: Username and password must be provided unless interactive mode is enabled.\n");
print_usage(argv[0]);
if (password[0] == '\0') {
prompt_for_input(password, sizeof(password), "Password: ", true);
if (strlen(password) == 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "Error: Password cannot be empty.\n");
exit(1);
}
}
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exit(1);
}
// Check if the user's UID is below the minimum allowed UID and not higher than maximum allowed UID
// Check if the user's UID is below the minimum allowed UID and not higher
// than maximum allowed UID
if (pwd->pw_uid < MIN_UID || pwd->pw_uid > MAX_UID) {
fprintf(stderr, "Error: User '%s' has a UID less than %d or higher than %d and is not allowed to authenticate.\n", username, MIN_UID, MAX_UID);
fprintf(stderr, "Error: User '%s' has a UID higher than %d or lower than %d and is not allowed to authenticate.\n",
username, MAX_UID, MIN_UID);
exit(1);
}
if (verbose)
printf("User '%s' passed UID check (UID: %d).\n", username, pwd->pw_uid);
printf("User '%s' passed UID check (UID: %d).\n", username,
pwd->pw_uid);
// Authenticate the user
if (authenticate(username, password, verbose) == 0) {
if (authenticate(username, password, verbose) == true) {
printf("Authenticated successfully.\n");
return 0;
} else {

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/**
* checkpw.h is part of checkpw, a program that checks the validity of a users
* password on a UNIX/PAM-based system.
*
* Author: Johannes Findeisen <you@hanez.org> - 2025
* License: Apache-2.0 (see LICENSE)
*/
#include <pwd.h>
#include <security/pam_appl.h>
#include <security/pam_misc.h>
#define VERSION "1.1.0"
#ifndef MAX_PASSWORD_LEN
#define MAX_PASSWORD_LEN 256
#endif
#ifndef MAX_USERNAME_LEN
#define MAX_USERNAME_LEN 32
#endif
#ifndef MAX_UID
#define MAX_UID 1000
#endif
#ifndef MIN_UID
#define MIN_UID 1000
#endif
bool authenticate(const char *username, const char *password, bool verbose);
int pam_conversation(int num_msg, const struct pam_message **msg,
struct pam_response **resp, void *appdata_ptr);
struct pam_credentials
{
const char *password;
};
bool authenticate(const char *username, const char *password, bool verbose)
{
int retval;
pam_handle_t *pamh = NULL;
struct pam_credentials credentials = { password };
struct pam_conv conv = { pam_conversation, &credentials };
if (verbose)
printf("Starting PAM authentication for user '%s'.\n", username);
retval = pam_start("login", username, &conv, &pamh);
if (retval == PAM_SUCCESS) {
if (verbose)
printf("PAM authentication initialized.\n");
retval = pam_authenticate(pamh, 0); // Attempt to authenticate
} else {
if (verbose)
fprintf(stderr, "Error: pam_start failed: %s\n", pam_strerror(pamh,
retval));
}
if (retval == PAM_SUCCESS) {
if (verbose)
printf("User '%s' authenticated successfully.\n", username);
retval = pam_acct_mgmt(pamh, 0); // Check account validity
if (retval != PAM_SUCCESS && verbose)
fprintf(stderr, "Error: pam_acct_mgmt failed: %s\n",
pam_strerror(pamh, retval));
} else {
if (verbose)
fprintf(stderr, "Error: pam_authenticate failed: %s\n",
pam_strerror(pamh, retval));
}
if (pam_end(pamh, retval) != PAM_SUCCESS) {
pamh = NULL;
fprintf(stderr, "Error: Failed to release PAM authenticator.\n");
exit(1);
}
if (retval != PAM_SUCCESS && verbose) {
fprintf(stderr, "Error: Authentication failed for user '%s'.\n",
username);
}
return (retval == PAM_SUCCESS ? true : false);
}
// PAM conversation function to supply the password
int pam_conversation(int num_msg, const struct pam_message **msg,
struct pam_response **resp, void *appdata_ptr)
{
struct pam_response *response = NULL;
struct pam_credentials *credentials = (struct pam_credentials *)appdata_ptr;
int i;
response = (struct pam_response *)malloc(sizeof(struct pam_response)
* num_msg);
if (response == NULL)
return PAM_CONV_ERR;
for (i = 0; i < num_msg; i++) {
switch (msg[i]->msg_style) {
case PAM_PROMPT_ECHO_ON:
case PAM_PROMPT_ECHO_OFF:
response[i].resp = strdup(credentials->password);
response[i].resp_retcode = 0;
break;
default:
free(response);
return PAM_CONV_ERR;
}
}
*resp = response;
return PAM_SUCCESS;
}